Opportunities – EO AFRICA

Announcing the EO AFRICA R&D Research Projects – Awarded Proposals (First Call)

2022-05-18 EO AFRICA R&D Facility is announcing: EO AFRICA R&D Research Projects – Awarded Proposals (First Call) Evaluation of the Proposals 62 proposals were received from 23 African and 16 European countries. Each proposal was reviewed by 2 domain experts for [Read more...]

4th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel

2022-04-04 The 4th Webinar on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel: Evapotranspiration from space This webinar is devoted to evapotranspiration (ET) monitoring with Earth Observation (EO) satellites. The webinar has the following parts: [Read more...]

3rd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel

2022-03-21 The 3rd Webinar on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel: Software Tools for Earth Observation analyses This webinar provides an overview of existing open-source tools for processing data coming from different satellite [Read more...]

2nd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel

2022-03-02 The 2nd Webinar on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel: Access to Earth Observation This webinar aims to present which Earth Observation datasets are accessible via Data and Information Access Services (DIAS) [Read more...]

1st on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel

2022-02-08 The 1st Webinar on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel: Introduction to Cloud Computing for EO Analyses This webinar introduces Cloud Computing and its usage to analyse and process Earth Observation (EO) [Read more...]

Announcing the winners of the AfricaGIS 2021 Hackathon on Food Security and Water Resources

2021-12-15 EO Africa R&D Facility, ESA, the African Commission, GMES & Africa and CURAT announce: The winners of the AfricaGIS 2021 Hackathonon Food Security and Water Resources During the AfricaGIS 2021 conference held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on 22nd – 26th [Read more...]

MOOC on Drought Assessment and Monitoring from Space

2021-12-02 Extensive time-series on vegetation and wealth of operational satellites from space provides ample opportunities to monitor vegetation developments and more and more accurate yield forecast. This MOOC provides an introduction to “Droughts”, answers questions on how it can be quantified, [Read more...]

ESA – EO AFRICA R&D Facility Call for Research Proposals

2021-09-13 ESA EO AFRICA R&D Facility, in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) announce: Call for Research Proposals 2021 Related to the themes: EO for managing water scarcity and safeguarding food security in Africa EO AFRICA stands for African Framework [Read more...]

Opportunities for our African community: African Research Fellowships Call

2021-07-20 Open to 1-year R&D proposal contributing to one of the following areas:

Water resources management
Food security

Important dates:

Open call: 16 July 2021
Deadline for submission of Proposals: 30 September 2021
Communication of Results: (tentative) Mid November 2021
Beginning of Activities: (tentative) 1st quarter 2022

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EO AFRICA R&D Facility kick-off

2021-04-28 As part of a long-term strategy (>10 years), the European Space Agency launched their new initiative EO AFRICA (African Framework for Research Innovation, Communities and Applications in Earth Observation), by the kick-off meeting of the EO AFRICA Research and Development [Read more...]

EO AFRICA Initiative

Tuesday – 24.05.2022, 03:20 PM Agora SAPIENS, World Conference Center Bonn The EO AFRICA Initiative will be explained and discussed during the Agora session of the ESA Living Planet Symposium next 24 of May in Bonn. Join us for an interesting roundtable-type discussion in which key representative of the Advisory Board and other African institutions will analyze the progress and define the future development of the EO AFRICA Initiative. https://bit.ly/3l8Qhrj

3rd edition of the DLR/ESA open PolInSAR training course

May 2 – July 8, 2022 Online Great opportunity to understand multi-parameter SAR data: The DLR-HR PolinSAR course offers a comprehensive training on SAR-based technics (PolSAR, InSAR, PolISAR, TomoSAR). This will be also an excellent opportunity for the users of our Innovation Lab to practice the cloud-based computing skills learnt, with a different platform. Places are limited but members of the EO AFRICA Community are particularly encouraged to apply. https://eo4society.esa.int/event/3rd-edition-of-the-dlr-esa-open-polinsar-training-course/

3rd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Face to Face Courses

Face to Face course on Cloud Computing and Algorithms for EO Analyses

June 20 – 24, 2022 Royal Hôtel Rabat, Rabat, Morocco Introduction to Cloud Computing and its usage for Earth Observation (EO) data analyses. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/face-to-face-courses/cloud-computing-and-algorithms-for-eo-analyses/

2nd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Face to Face Courses

Face to Face course on Earth Observations for Water Resources Assessment and Monitoring

May 15–19, 2022 Erata Hotel, Accra, Ghana Introduction to cloud-based image analysis techniques for surface water resources assessment and monitoring with a focus on surface water bodies and wetland dynamics. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/face-to-face-courses/earth-observations-for-water-resources-assessment-and-monitoring/

3rd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Online Courses

The course is open for applicants from AFRICA only

Water and Energy budgets from Space

April 18 – May 13, 2022 Online course with live-chat Satellite Earth observation, hydro-meteorological modelling and data assimilation provide a powerful combination for quantifying hydroclimatic variables to effectively address water management issues in this online course, an introduction will be given to the theory and techniques to observe the water and energy cycle variables form space. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/on-line-courses/water-and-energy-budgets-from-space/

5th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Introduction to Precipitation from Space

April 20, 2022, 14:00 CET Online webinar with live-chat This webinar introduces rainfall observations obtained from satellites using the visible, thermal infrared and microwave parts of the electromagnetic spectrum and blending routines applied, using qualitative and quantitative approaches. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/webinars/#webinar5

4th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Evapotranspiration from space

March 25, 2022, 14:00 CET Online webinar with live-chat This webinar is devoted to evapotranspiration (ET) monitoring with Earth Observation (EO) satellites. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/webinars/#webinar4

3rd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Software Tools for Earth Observation analyses

March 10, 2022, 14:00 CET Online webinar with live-chat This webinar provides an overview of existing open-source tools for processing data coming from different satellite missions with a main focus on Copernicus missions’ products. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/webinars/#webinar3

EO AFRICA R&D Facility first two Online Courses

These two courses are prerequisite to apply for other EO Africa R&D Online Courses
The courses are open for applicants from AFRICA only

Cloud Computing and Algorithms for EO Analyses

March 15 – April 6, 2022 Online course with live-chat Introduction to Cloud Computing and its usage for Earth Observation (EO) data analysis. It starts with big geospatial data concepts and extends to Cloud Computing as one of the solutions for solving the problems of big EO data. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/on-line-courses/cloud-computing-and-algorithms-for-eo-analyses/

Principles of and advances in Earth Observation

March 28 – April 14, 2022 Online course with live-chat This online course will provide participants with fundamental EO knowledge to better understand and use Earth Observation data. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/on-line-courses/principles-of-and-advances-in-earth-observation/

2nd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Access to Earth Observation

February 17, 2022, 14:00 CET Online webinar with live-chat The webinar aims to present which Earth Observation datasets are accessible via Data and Information Access Services (DIAS) platforms, and demonstrate how such imagery can be queried, selected and downloaded. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/webinars/#webinar2

EO AFRICA R&D Facility @EOAfricaRD1·

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Happening this week... 🗓️
@EOAfricaRD1 F2F course. Special thanks to our host, the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) in Accra and to Prof Amos Kabo-bah @akabobah for opening the course🧑🏾‍🎓💻
https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/face-to-face-courses/earth-observations-for-water-resources-assessment-and-monitoring/

SALEY Bachir@BachirSM

Get ready to take part in the 5-day training to tackle the challenges of Food Security and Water Resources, using the latest cloud technologies , exploit Copernicus satellite imagery on EO AFRICA R&D Facility for Water Security with colleagues from all over the continent

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EO AFRICA R&D Facility @EOAfricaRD1·

16 May

🤗Join us on May 24th during the @ESA_EO #LPS22 agora: #EOAFRICA, when key representatives of the Advisory Board and other African institutions will discuss the progress and future developments of this initiative. https://bit.ly/3l8Qhrj
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@EO_OPEN_SCIENCE @EOAfricaRD1

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EO AFRICA R&D Facility @EOAfricaRD1·

16 May

The 2nd @EOAfricaRD1 F2Fcourse“EO for Water Resources Assessment and Monitoring”,started on May 15. 20 professionals from 4 countries (Ghana, Benin, Nigeria and Uganda) participate in this challenging training, delivered by @gnparodi & Prof Zoltán Vekerdy from @FacultyITC
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EO AFRICA R&D Facility @EOAfricaRD1·

11 May

Our @EOAfricaRD1 was featured this week at the @UNOOSA 5th International conference on the use of #space technology for #waterresourcesmanagement in Accra. #EO for #water and #foodsecurity and for #Africa 🌍🛰️💧
@EO_OPEN_SCIENCE @_AfricanUnion

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EO AFRICA R&D Facility @EOAfricaRD1·

4 May

The next F2F course of the @EOAfricaRD1 #SpaceAcademy will be held in Rabat at @CRASTE_LF on Jun 20-24: "Cloud Computing and Algorithms for EO Analyses". 🛰️☁️💻🌍
Application are open! https://bit.ly/3LEkEkS
#geospatial #earthobservation #CloudComputing
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